Fruit cutting device



Nov. 23, 1937. E. HESS 2,09 9 8 FRUIT CUTTING DEVICE Original Filed Jan. 20, 1951 M d I ATTORNEYA Patented Nov. 23, 1937 PATENT OFFICE FRUIT CUTTING DEVICE Everctt I. Hess, Newport, R, I. Refiled for abandoned application Serial No.

510,036, January 20,

October 11, 1937.

1931. This application February 18, 1937, Serial No. 126,516. Renewed Claims.

7 This application is a substitute for my prior agglication, Serial No. 510,036, filed January 20, 1 1.

An object of the invention is the provision of a means whereby the device maybe adjustably clamped on the body of a fruit extractor or the like, means whereby the juices from the outer sliced fruit are received in the pan, an open support for the fruit that is carried by the pan, and over and against which the knife operates, and wherein the said support may be also employed as atgage should it be'found desirable to slice the To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists inthe improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is. a perspective View of the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view thereof with parts in section.

, Figure 3 is a detail sectional view approximately on' the'line 3-3 of Figure 2.

.Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the pan.

, Figure 5 is a detail perspective viewlooking toward the notched portion of the head of the pan.

Inthe drawing the numeral I designates a split metal band that has fixed on its outer face and n at one of its ends a hollow substantially rectangular block 2. The second end of the band is provided with any desired number of circumferentially arranged preferably equidistantly spaced round openings 3 and this end is designed to contact with the inner face of the second end on which the block 2 is formed or fixed.

Passed through suitable aligning openings in the sides of the block there is the straight arm of a hook. This arm is indicated by the numeral 4 and is threaded and engaged by a wing nut 5' which contacts with one of the ends of the block. The hooked end of the arm, indicated for distinction by the numeral 5, has its extension bent angularly and formed, at its extremity, with the head 6. The end as well as the head of the hook is designed to be passed through any one of the openings 3 and by adjusting the wing nut 5 on the bolt portion of the hook the band may be adjusted so that the same may be firmly compressed around the body of a fruit extractor, indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1 and designated by the numeral 1, or the said band may be adjustably and removably attached to any other rounded support.

On the outer end of the block there is fixed a flat ring 8 that has riveted or otherwise secured to one of its sides the laterally extending ears 9 formed on oneend of an arm 10. a The outwardly extending arm has its end arranged at an upward angle and this angle portion provides what I will term the neck of the arm. The neck II is bifurcated and passing through an opening in thearms provided by the said bifurcated portion there is a bolt 12 which is engaged by a wing nut l3. The bolt passes through an elongated slot M in the blade of a knife IS, the knife being provided with a handle extension 16. The knife it will be noted is supported at a right angle with respect to the element 1 and is arranged directly outward with respect to the mouth of said element.

Received in the ring there is a pan ll. The side or flange of the pan has its open end formed with an outwardly and downwardly directed open bead I8, and at one portion of the pan the bead is cutaway, as indicated in Figure 5 by the numeral 19. The spaced ends of the bead provided by the cut-away portion equal the width of the block 2 so that the ends of the head will contact with the opposite sides of the said block when thepan is arranged in the ring 8. Pivoted in the bead and arranged at a right angle with respect to the cutaway portion l9 there are the ends of a' wire strand which is centrally rounded upon itself to provide spaced parallel arms and which has its said rounded portion or end formed with a spring hook 2! to engage with the bead I8 of the pan when swung thereover. The wire member 20 provides both a support and a gage for the fruit to be cut, and the cutting edge of the knife [5 is arranged centrally between the said arms. The knife is afforded not only a swinging but a longitudinal movement when in operation, so that the same will readily cut through the fruit. The juice from the fruit will be received in the pan and may be delivered therefrom into the extractor or to any other place where it is desired. As stated the centrally bent wire member affords a support for the hook and it will be apparent that by pressing the cut fruit against one of the arms of the support 20 the said support will serve as a gage whereby the fruit may be sliced by the knife l5, and it is thought that the foregoing descrip tion will fully and clearly set forth my construction and its advantages to those skilled in the art. Obviously I do not wish to be restricted to the precise details herein set forth and, therefore, hold myself entitled to make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. In a fruit cutting device, a fiat ring, a knife swingably and movably supported by the ring and arranged thereabove, a removable pan having an open beaded edge to rest on the ring, and a combined fruit guide and cutter gage swingably supported on the pan and arranged directly below and to one side of the knife when the latter is swung over the pan.

2. A fruit cutting device, comprising a fiat ring, a slidable knife pivotally supported by the ring and swingable over the ring, a pan havingan open beaded edge to rest on the top of the ring, and a fruit support and cutting gage comprising a member having parallel arms and having one of its ends hingedly secured to the bead and its other end formed with a catch to engage the bead of the pan to hold the gage thereagainst and said gage having its parallel arms arranged centrally with respect to thecutting edge of the knife.

3. A fruit cutting device, including a fiat ring, a knife which is slidably and movably supported by the ring and which is swingable over the ring, a pan having its mouth provided with an open bead to rest on the ring, a combined fruit support and cutting gage, comprising a wire member bent to include parallel arms and downwardly directed ends, one of said ends being hingedly secured to the bead of the pan and the other end being bent to afford a catch to engage with the bead of the pan directly opposite the pivoted end of the said gage and the knife being arranged so that the cutting edge thereof will be brought centrally between the arms of the gage when the knife is swung toward the pan, a block fixed on the ring, a split band to engage a support having one of its ends secured to the block, and a hook slidable through the block to engage with the second end of the band to expand and contract said band, and means engaging the body of the hook and contacting with one side of the block for holding the hook adjusted.

4. In a fruit cutting device, a flat ring, a knife swingably and movably supported by the ring and arranged thereabove, a removable panhaving an open beaded edge to rest on the ring, and a combined fruit guide and cutter gage swingably supported on the pan and arranged direct-- ly below and to one side of the knife when the latter is swung over the pan, a block fixed on the ring, a split band having one end fixed on the block and the second end of the band being provided with spaced openings and said band adapted to be arranged around a support, a hook having a threaded body portion which passes transversely through the block and which threaded portion is engaged by a wing nut and the said hook designed to be received in one of the openings in the end of the split band and to be moved longitudinally by the turning of the wing nut-to cause the expansion or contraction of the band and to hold the band when either expanded or contracted.

5. A fruit cutting device comprising a fiat ring, a bracket arm fixed on one side of the ring and having an outer upstanding end which is bifurcated, a knife having its blade provided with an elongated slot received in the bifurcation and an adjustable and removable binding pivot element passed through the bifurcated end of the body and through the slot of the knife, a pan received in the ring and having an open beaded edge to rest on the upper edge of the ring, a combined knife gage and fruit holder formed from a wire member which is shaped to provide the same with a pair of spaced parallel arms and with angle ends, one of such ends being pivotally secured to the open bead and the other end being shaped to provide a catch to engage with the opposite edge of the bead and the knife and gage being so arranged that the knife when swung toward the pan will be received centrally between the parallel arms of the gage, a block having inner and outer concaved faces, one of which is fixed to the ring and the open beaded edge of the pan being notched to receive the block therein, the outer face of the block having fixed thereto one end of a split band which is designed to be arranged around a support, and means carried by the block and removably engaging with the free end of the band for compressing or expanding the band and for holding the band when so expanded or compressed.

EVERETT I. HESS. 

